For Sale: a carved panel and a ladderback chair
UPDATE: the panel & the chair both sold. I have another chair right behind this one. And it seems I should carve more panels. Stay tuned. And thanks all.
[I have some actual blog posts in the works, but today all I have are these two items for sale - a carved panel and a ladderback chair. Send an email to me at Peterfollansbee7@gmail.com if you’d like to claim either of these. There’s a 2nd chair nearly identical to this one coming next…]
I had this Ipswich-style panel half-carved - it was a demo example during my carving class earlier this month. During the class I only got as much carved as we needed for students to “see” the pattern so some of them could carve it too. I brought it home & finished carving it a while ago - but I’m not going to build something around it - so it’s up for sale, [There’s nothing wrong with it, I’m not using it because my house & shop are chock-full of this work…]
Quartersawn red oak, H: 16 1/4” W: 10”, thickness about 5/8”, linseed oil finish
$375 includes shipping in US.
I shot the photograph of that panel while I was set up to shoot the Jennie Alexander-style ladderback chairs I finished recently. Today I pegged the slats and trimmed the feet - the last steps before photos. I’m very pleased with this chair (& its mate) - especially because I knew I’d be using some of this year’s perfect bark for the seat…
And the bark really is perfect. The best I’ve ever cut. Weaving the diamond pattern on the seat takes a bit more concentration than the typical herringbone, but I like the way it looks. It’s funny - often I can’t see the design until I get a particular angle out of the corner of my eye. It’s a subtle effect that probably doesn’t matter to anyone but me.
The chair’s for sale too - H: 33 1/8” W: 17 1/8” (across the seat front), D: 17” (overall) Seat height: 17 1/2”
Red oak, with rungs of oak and ash. Hickory bark seat.
$1,500 plus shipping in US.
I shoot the photos in my shop using the light from the windows. So bright sunlight, cloudy days, etc can affect the color. I don’t monkey with the photos much beyond cropping. So variations you see from one photo to the next mean nothing…other than the light changed.